Anthropology at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Every anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the anthropology program at University of North Carolina at Wilmington stacks up to those at other schools.

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from UNCW.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Anthropology section at the bottom of this page.

UNCW Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

UNCW Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at UNCW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at UNCW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Anthropology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
	327

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from UNCW Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNCW is $22,477. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UNCW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

UNCW Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNCW, about 24% were men and 76% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at UNCW are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UNCW also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Criminology

Careers That Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in anthropology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	240	$86,460
Anthropologists and Archeologists	80	$63,690

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.